Shloka 8
Sañjaya’s Knowledge of Keśava and the Discipline of Indriya-nigraha (संजयस्य केशवज्ञानम्—इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः)
एक ओर सम्पूर्ण जगत् हो और दूसरी ओर अकेले भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण हों तो सारभूत बलकी दृष्टिसे वे भगवान् जनार्दन ही सम्पूर्ण जगत्से बढ़कर सिद्ध होंगे ।।
bhasma kuryāj jagad idaṃ manasaiva janārdanaḥ | na tu kṛtsnaṃ jagac chaktaṃ bhasma kartuṃ janārdanam ||
Sañjaya disse: «Janārdana pode reduzir este mundo inteiro a cinzas por mero desígnio de sua mente; mas o mundo inteiro, ainda que reunido, não tem poder para reduzir Janārdana a cinzas.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the asymmetry between the Creator/Lord and creation: Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) is not merely a powerful ally within the world but the transcendent source whose will can dissolve the cosmos, while no aggregate worldly force can overpower him. Ethically, it warns against arrogance in political or martial strength and invites alignment with dharma under divine sovereignty.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Sañjaya speaks to emphasize Kṛṣṇa’s incomparable might. The point is to reframe the coming conflict: victory and destruction are not determined only by armies and strategy, because Kṛṣṇa’s presence represents a decisive, supra-worldly power.